De Gaulle Pardons Salan and Argoud to woo right voters
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle pardoning former generals Raoul Salan and Antoine Argoud and 59 others, aiming to win right wing support before the National Assembly elections. Salan, a key Algerian commander turned rebel, walked free as the amnesty ends military tribunals tied to the Algerian war.
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Viet Cong deny charges in Saigon rocket attacks
Nguyen Van Tien, spokesman for the Viet Cong National Liberation Front, defends Viet Cong rocket strikes on Saigon as accurate and aimed at military targets such as U.S. and puppet headquarters, police posts, depots and public buildings. He refutes Averell Harriman's claim that civilians were harmed.
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Paris
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Montreal candidate faces fraud charges in federal bid
Ronald Limoges 33, Creditiste contender in Montreal La Salle in the June 25 federal election, had trials set for June 21 after arraignment on fraud and attempted fraud charges. A brief AP roundup notes shifts among senators on gun sale restrictions and early market weakness, plus cross-border shelling at the armistice line between Israel and Lebanon.
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Stanfield accuses Trudeau of distorting ads during campaign
In Saskatoon 2000 attended Stanfield rally as he denounced a Calgary ad alleging two nations and special Quebec status. He urged Trudeau to repudiate distortions and called the Calgary piece a deliberate lie. Meantime Diefenbaker and Stanfield held a brief earlier meeting at the airport.
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Victoria
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Trudeau outlines labor law plans in Ontario rally
Prime Minister Trudeau drew more than 15 000 fans at Civic Stadium Hamilton after a day touring industrial areas. He outlined plans to revise labor laws to ease labor management issues and urged Canadians to take risks for change while stressing wealth sharing to lift poorer regions. Security was heavy during the coast to coast tour.
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Burtington
Canada
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Chicoutimi
Prince Edward Island
Loaded gun found near Trudeau rally at Civic Stadium
Dundas band director John Cope said he found a loaded snub-nosed revolver about 20 feet from Prime Minister Trudeau as his convoy left Civic Stadium during a Friday night election rally. He claimed police were reluctant to seize the weapon. Hamilton police denied the incident.
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Bonn plans to pressure Soviets over East German traffic curb
Bonn authorities consider pressing the Soviet Union to halt East Germany s slowdown of traffic into West Berlin. The move follows East Berlin threats and new visa rules. West Germany may trade its signature on a nuclear weapons treaty for easing restrictions and could seek talks with allies. Police reported long car queues at East German crossings as the visa regime tightened.
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Neues Deutschland
East Berlin
Kurt Georg Kiessinger
Helmut Allardt
Spock Convicted in Draft Conspiracy Case in Boston
Baby doctor Benjamin Spock and Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. were found guilty Friday night of conspiring to counsel young men to evade the draft. Four defendants face possible five year terms and $10 000 fines. Marcus Raskin was acquitted. The trial began May 20 and appeals to higher courts are planned.
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William Sloane Coffin Jr
Spock
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
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Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Marcus Raskin
Ington
Raskin
Calvin Bartlett
Francis J. W. Ford
Infiltration routes hit as rockets target Saigon area
American B 52s pounded Viet Cong infiltration routes with 150 tons of munitions while ground troops searched for rocket sites around Saigon. Rockets, mortars, and artillery struck Bien Hoa Da Nang and Quang Ngai, with civilian abductions reported near Da Nang.
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Vinh Tho
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Quang Ngai City
North Vietnam
Gia Dinh
Northwest Nitro Chemical workers end wildcat stoppage after meeting promise
Northwest Nitro Chemical Ltd staff return to work after a promise to meet with union leaders. Ian Hope of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers says layoffs and seniority issues remain unsettled. Plant manager Roy Archibald would not comment. Union rep Stu Sullivan notes hedging by the firm and awaits a scheduled meeting.
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Ian Hope
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Stu Sullivan
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